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Flight attendant report, fokker 100, msp-dfw, divert to sioux falls, sd, electrical fire, galley ovens.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 442639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zmp.artcc |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 442639 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : galley fire other anomaly other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Flight msp-dfw diverted to sdf. I smelled smoke in first class galley and a haze appeared. I had cooked dinner 15 mins before. Ovens had already been off. I could not locate source. We had halons and pbe out and ready, so that if fire broke out we would be ready. We (flight attendants) pulled circuit breakers. That seemed to make the haze dissipate. We were advised by the captain that we would be landing in sioux falls, and had an uneventful landing. We did not have to evacuate/evacuation through the slides. Firemen came on board through jet stairs. They also could see the haze and smell odor. We later heard that the fire was electrical. It took us 10 mins to land, which seemed a lot longer. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the nature of the fire was electrical, behind the galley ovens. The flight was canceled, and the plane taken OTS. Another plane was ferried in to pick up the crew and passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, FOKKER 100, MSP-DFW, DIVERT TO SIOUX FALLS, SD, ELECTRICAL FIRE, GALLEY OVENS.
Narrative: FLT MSP-DFW DIVERTED TO SDF. I SMELLED SMOKE IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY AND A HAZE APPEARED. I HAD COOKED DINNER 15 MINS BEFORE. OVENS HAD ALREADY BEEN OFF. I COULD NOT LOCATE SOURCE. WE HAD HALONS AND PBE OUT AND READY, SO THAT IF FIRE BROKE OUT WE WOULD BE READY. WE (FLT ATTENDANTS) PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THAT SEEMED TO MAKE THE HAZE DISSIPATE. WE WERE ADVISED BY THE CAPT THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN SIOUX FALLS, AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. WE DID NOT HAVE TO EVAC THROUGH THE SLIDES. FIREMEN CAME ON BOARD THROUGH JET STAIRS. THEY ALSO COULD SEE THE HAZE AND SMELL ODOR. WE LATER HEARD THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. IT TOOK US 10 MINS TO LAND, WHICH SEEMED A LOT LONGER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE NATURE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL, BEHIND THE GALLEY OVENS. THE FLT WAS CANCELED, AND THE PLANE TAKEN OTS. ANOTHER PLANE WAS FERRIED IN TO PICK UP THE CREW AND PAX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.